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Mar6
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Spring inspiration…coral!
Posted in: fabric, favorite things
The tulips I brought home from the garden center…inspiring…may not live long but inspiring for now…
This Kelly Keiser room in BHG recently…inspiring. Hand-printed RAOUL fabrics…swoon!
and
Same spread..love the chairs but the RED LANTERNS…the perfect spot of color!
John Robshaw, everything = inspiring.
And this fabric called WESLY in the Poppy colorway (Ballard calls it Parrish and lsfabrics.com has it navy and brown)…who knew it came in red/coral until a client found it at Rowe in the swatches…she tracked it down here.
Funny how tulips got me on a red and coral obsession..interesting how the mind and senses work..God is pretty cool how He created us and color and plants to inspire and adorn His world.
Mar1
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Pretty Dining Room: Before & After
Posted in: clients, fabric, favorite things
Some of you may read Tessa’s blog, Nine and Sixteen, she has a wonderfully real way of writing about her life and motherhood. She is a super nice and classy person. I was honored when she asked me to help with her home. She loves traditional but wanted to freshen things. We became fast friends because we love many of the same things: silhouettes, toile, blue and white, art and antiques AND we have boys!
Here was her dining room before:
And after with painted hutch, large silhouettes, that bosporous toile fabric many of use love and MORE blue and white!
Ahhh, so nice! Lovely and classy….just like Tessa! Check out more here.
{note the china cabinet is painted Martha Stewart’s FLAGSTONE color from the new Home Depot paint collection and the silhouettes are from www.cutarts.com are 18x 18 and have a lot of detail! The pillow fabric is bosporous toile which comes in several colorways}
Feb21
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Confession is good
Posted in: fabric, keeping it real, kitchen
I need to confess. I actually did not make my desk skirt. You need to know I am NOT a diy queen, at all!..When you first saw the desk, it was simply draped over the rod which looked pretty unless you have an 18 month old maniac in your house. It was constantly on the floor…which is not good considering the underside is not that appealing..plastic storage tubs etc..
But I tried, i worked one entire Sunday afternoon hemming and pressing and sewing and when i was done, the line of stitching and rod pocket just looked cheesy and uneven..it needed to be put on a piece of wood and gathered and stapled directly not a rod pocket, at least for my satisfaction. In step my hero, Michelle of MAKE Slipcovers & More, she always gets me out of messes with fabric. She KNOWS how to handle linen, which stretches and “grow”, I obviously do not know how to work with the linen..I just know how to LOVE it. I won’t even show you how uneven i had it. At least I did not cut into it too much. I had a feeling it might not “work out” so I left plenty of hem and extra fabric. Unfortunately for Michelle, I used small stitches. SORRY MICHELLE!
You can see here how I tried to use a closet rod for the rod pocket of the drape..it was okay but not what i had in mind…notice the heavy duty brackets my husband screwed to our solid wood walls for support..six of these and a middle post are holding up the MDF desktop! He did a great job installing the desk, it just needed a proper “working” skirt!
So Michelle gathered the fabric and attached to a lathe strip,noticed how she pre-drilled holes so it was easier to install..hopefully she will pipe in via comments and tell you more exact how she did it because I am not sure, I just know it looks good!
Don’t be too jealous…believe me I know how great she is..we sent her home with special gifts!
Perfection…and she even attached it. What a professional!
And there you go…Michelle, thank you so much for bailing me out! I love how it looks and Henry can not pull it down though he tries! He did splatter some prunes on it but it will be a while before i take it down to wash..that is another post for sure!
Just didn’t want y’all to think I just whipped that desk skirt one day during naptime because that would be FAR from the truth. I tried but had to rely on a professional in the end and I am glad I did because I love the outcome.
By the way, Michelle is going to have some amazing new items in her online store so watch for a post about that coming soon!
Jan23
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Giveaway winner: Design ideas revealed
Posted in: bedrooms, fabric, The South
Oh y’all…Katie won the giveaway back in December and I was so excited to see the exterior of her green house…isn’t it so cute? It’s like Kate Spade dropped fairy dust on the exterior with that green paint…love it! Can’t wait to show you around. This is her bedroom..lots of windows, a lovely antique bed and wood floors.
And below are my ideas..i usually don’t do THREE boards but they all center on the same idea with just changing out fabrics a bit…this is often how my online consults work in case you are wondering. And I must admit, I got a little excited because this room reminds me of the bedroom of our first house in Waco on Morrow St! Lots of windows and they provide the backdrop for the bed. So lots of FABRIC is needed, yard and yards to provide a dramatic focal wall.
My main thought is to use an inexpensive linen or Premier fabric print ($5-6 yard) for the drapes, white bedding and accent pillow/shams. Oh and that is her dog Jack…isn’t he gorgeous..I think they need a silhouette done of Jack!
I can’t believe I misspelled Target in that board above…that is one word i DO know how to spell. OH well.. The gray damask fabric is Osborne a Premier print from fabric.com @ $6 a yard more or less with coupons. The accent fabric is Thom Filicia, more expensive but we just need a bit for a long pillow. I have that blue Target pillow..its luscious and can be unzipped and monogrammed! Chair from Target.com, Wisteria sidetable and frame inspiration from Westelm.
Another look…they like yellow and it would warm up the space because when your bedroom is mostly windows you can feel a bit exposed and “cold”..not good. Also a little yellow could be striking with the black bed.
Jennylund chair from Ikea, chandelier from overstock, silhouettes from cutarts.com, monogrammed shams from PB (I love the placement of the monogram!) grey geometric fabric from waverly via fabric.com, and the yellow accent fabric is TY PENNINGTON via fabric.com…i know i know, i was shocked too..i love it! Lantern is from bellacor.com and gallery inspiration image from West Elm. The grey geometric is Waverly I believe!
And a little more color below, tad more eclectic if you will…Katie requested inexpensive artwork so i suggested framing pages from a Cavallini calander or some of their maps! I am in a map mood obviously. The yellow ovals fabric is DWELL from fabric.com, I think the bird is as well..and y’all I am not kidding, that taupey cross/fretworky fabric is TY PENNINGTON..i am not joking. The light is from overstock..so so inexpensive…we are trying to do all of this for around $500…thankfully her mom is going to do some of the sewing!
Which look is your favorite?? It will be so fun to watch this come together.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
Jan16
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Thibaut beauty
Posted in: fabric
I like so many different styles and fabrics, high and low, but I will always love Thibaut fabric and wallpaper..just look at these images…I love the styling above especially..the wire baskets, sink and light!
all. so. pretty.
I love their classic asian and botantical prints but love these new trellis and geometrics too.
Thank you Thibaut for doing pretty since 1886. And thank you for having such a wonderful website that I can play with and dream…
Jan11
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Easy headboard slipcover on HGTV
Posted in: Articles, bedding, bedrooms, fabric
Click on over to the HGTV website to see my snazzy slipcover article now live here…
I did this project during Christmas break and used some of my favorite fabrics showing two different options/looks for the same bed!
Remember the chipper fabric that was going to be drapes? Well it went to another use-at least some of it!
I will be back later in the week to show the “glamorous” behind the scene details. Of course the other option had to be linen, the monogram was done at the Monogram Shop on San Felipe in Houston, Texas.
What room do you think i used to stage this project???? That’s right, my hard working dining room! And you probably notice some of my favorite things pulled from around my home to stage this “room”…crazy!
Dec27
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Heather Chadduck’s new bedroom
Posted in: bedrooms, fabric, favorite things, Inspiration, style, The South
Have yall seen???
I love the Victoria Hagan fabric, the monogrammed pillow, the canopy, the grey ties…EVERYTHING… the shoes, the lampshade, even the dog is so cute. The monogram actually reminds me of the monogram she had on an apron in another shoot. Yes I am her stalker!
This article is in the January 2011 issue of Southern Living so watch your mailbox!
Check out the online article here… be sure and notice the large nailhead on her desk..the desk is great! And thanks to my good friend No 35 Style for sharing this link with me!;;
Nov21
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Pilgrim’s Progress + fabric (of course)
Posted in: children, fabric, home
Well the boats and hats are coming along…thank you so much for all of the wonderful boat ideas. I was able to simply splay the straw and use hot glue…can’t wait to show you tomorrow. I won’t use for food unless i put some parchment down or will just put the cellophane wrapped turkey inside..but I think its going to be more of a craft than a food holder…Anyway, here is a peek at the hats…I made these ahead of time so kids can just enjoy them while playing games and having snack.
And I am obviously trying to decide between these two fabrics (and about 3 others) for the dining room..on the leftthis from Braemore and of course the Chipper from premier fabrics on fabric.com
For the record, my husband HATES the chipper…he has a nickname for it even. I will spare y’all but it pretty much takes it out of the running. Chipper for sale..cheap! Notice I had to turn some books backwards just to get back at him for raining on my fabric parade;(
But hey at least i got this sideboard/chest piece painted…i love the color..it is Martha Stewart’s ZINC from her new paints at Home Depot..I thought it was going to be darker and i love it how it turned out though it is different that i expected..actually wish i had painted my hutch this color. It really freshened Henry’s old changing table! You may wonder, “How does she get things done with two small boys” Well you rush while baby is sleeping and distract 6 year old with the important task of painting the bottoms of the drawers!

Are y’all sick of this dining room redeux. I sort of am myself, in fact I am so thankful for what has been done I plan to just kind of give it rest and wait and mull and see about fabric…in the past i would rush and rush and spend and spend until it was right and STAT but I actually like having the walls bare and some open space now. I must be maturing..or maybe I am just tired!
HAVE A LOVELY START TO YOUR THANKSGIVING WEEK!
Sep28
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Client before and after
Posted in: clients, fabric, family
Simply with pillows. Granted Tessa’s living room was already very pretty with nice drapes and furniture but the colors were blah she felt. We simply added some pattern in pillows..it sounds like a decorating cliche but it worked!
BEFORE
AFTER
Fabrics used are bosporous toile (which yes I use a lot because it just looks great in any room and fabric combination) and the trellis is arden** in chocolate from Ballard. She used 26×26 down filled pillows from IKEA..what a great idea for inserts…the large size really makes a difference!
Tessa lives in the Midwest (just look out her window at the flag and lovely street) and has a reallly fun blog on family, home and cooking..I love her recent project using downloadable graphics and fabric to frame! Check more out on her project here!
I love the little car peeking out of the bottom of her photo! Thanks for sharing with us Tessa!
Oh, and last but not least, I have to say what we all know, LIFE IS NOT ABOUT PILLOWS, but life is about beauty and home and the LIFE that goes on inside our homes and families. Beautiful things, patterns that complement, colors that please… they just soothe our senses and enrich life. But we know they are just things. Today my family, particularly my mother, buried someone very special, and I am reminded of the backdrop beauty plays, whether its a fabric or a beautiful Texas park, to the real business of living and loving God and one another.
[**edited to say, the "Arden" fabric from Ballard is actually a Waverly fabric called Chippendale fretwork and is much less here and it comes in both an indoor and outdoor]
Sep21
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E-client + fabrics
Posted in: clients, fabric
I snapped these photos before boxing up these fabric samples to send to an e-client in Georgia. Not every e-client gets a box of fabric, but sometimes I have the samples my clients need in stock and I can mail them to them faster than online fabric stores.
It also really helps if we have both seen the fabric, color and scale of the fabric in person.
These I tagged to make sure she knows what I have in mind for placement. Aren’t the colors and patterns fun?!
Read more about my online decorating consultations here. And here are some of my client comments about the process.
Through lots of email, photos of the space, electronic design boards and sometimes good ol’ snail mail, online decorating consultations can and do work!
[fabrics by Robert Allen, Braemore, Waverly, Annie Selke and others, many available from www.fabric.com or www.lsfabrics.com]